Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Helen
Zo?: Hello, 我是刘佳。欢迎收听我们今天的地道英语。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Zo?: 英语和中文一样，有很多的俗语。所以要想更好的掌握这门语言，就要对英语里的日常用语和习惯表达了如指掌。
Helen: That’s right, Zo?. And today’s word is very informal and very typically British too.
Zo?: So what’s the word, Helen?
Helen: Today’s word is knackered. K.N.A.C.K.E.R.E.D. Knackered.
Zo?: Knackered. 是什么意思呢?
Helen: It’s a very informal way to say you are very tired.
Zo?: 我明白了，knackered就是 太累了，太疲惫了的意思。不过这是个非常随便的说法。
Helen: That’s right.
Insert
A: You look really tired.
B: I am. I’m knackered. I could go to sleep right now.
Helen: Knackered is a useful word because it also has another meaning.
Zo?: 哦？还有第二个意思，是什么呢？HELEN?
Helen: Well, you can also use the word knackered to describe something as broken.
Zo?: OK, Knackered 还可以表示坏了的意思.
Helen: Yes, that’s right. If a machine is broken and can’t be fixed, we can say it is knackered.
Insert
A: Is this computer broken?
B: Yeah, it’s knackered. We should just throw it away and get a new one.
Zo?: 好了，现在让我们来复习一下今天学的吧?
Helen: Good idea. Today’s word was knackered, which can mean tired for a person or broken for a machine.
Zo?: Knackered有两个意思，一个是表示特别累，疲惫的意思；另一个意思说的是坏了。
Helen: Well, Zo?. It looks like we’re out of time.
Zo?: 我们下次节目再见.
Helen: Goodbye.